In 1978, a 3D survey was acquired near Calgary using orthogonal shot lines and receiver lines. In the 90’s geophysics came to grips with this plethora of geometries. Logistically this is very attractive - 50% less receiver effort (increase the line spacing) for the price of adding a third vibrator crew. The size and scale of seismic surveys has increased alongside the significant increases in computer power since the late 20th century. Ideally, they should be approximately W/4. The debate about combining individual shots - or components of shots (e.g. In the stack-array appro a c h the combination of geophone array and stack (together called stack-array) forms a very good means of suppressing the ground roll. The answer w… The vertical column shows the coordinate position of one particular stacking bin. Stated another way, the source-station and receiver-station spacings should be one-half the narrowest horizontal dimension that needs to be interpreted from the 3D data. Since 2D gave way to 3D, arrays have been largely ignored. 3D migration software was written and targets became more focused than they had ever been. 1 and 2 leads to the design equation for inline stacking fold: In 2D seismic profiling, the source-station interval is usually the same as the receiver-station interval, making the ratio term in the brackets in Eq. Invented and patented by PanCanadian. The only real disadvantage is the minimal statics coupling between swaths (shots only). Time-lapse 3D recording is becoming more widely used. Conversely, once a stacking-bin size is established, the narrowest stratigraphic feature that most interpreters can recognize will be a facies condition that spans at least three or four adjacent stacking bins. The number of source-receiver pairs that can contribute to the image at B is typically confined to those source and receiver stations that are offset horizontally from B by a distance that is no larger than depth Z2 to reflection point B. 1995. The source-station and receiver-station spacings along this 2D profile both have the same value for Δx, which results in a stacking bin width of Δx/2. The other side of the debate. Expensive but very interpretable! And there are still problems to be solved on the surface: Curse or not, these will be interesting times for all of us! 3D and 2D Surveys. The resulting stacking fold is shown by the number written below each vertical dashed line, which is the number of reflection points intersected by each of those lines. But the language of the day still contained some disturbing phrases such as “Sideswipe” or “Out of the Plane”. This article talks about some of the basic concepts that it is important to understand to properly design a 3D seismic survey. There are now an increasing number of cases where both sources and receivers have been placed in well bores. As Fig. SPE disclaims any and all liability for your use of such content. Only N1 source-receiver pairs generate field traces that reflect from A and still satisfy the geometrical constraint that these pairs are offset by distance DE (or EF) that does not result in critical wavefield refractions at interfaces above A. The stacking-fold numbers at the bottom of the diagram define the number of distinct source-receiver pairs that create a reflection image at each subsurface point, that is, the number of reflection points that each vertical dashed line intersects. 3D geometries differ in their ability to resolve 3D static delays. It is worth remembering that if shot noise can be reduced by 6dB using a better array, this is equivalent to quadrupling the CMP stack fold! 5a shows the distribution of subsurface reflection points (the solid circles on the subsurface interface) when there are four active receiver channels and the source-station spacing equals the receiver-station spacing. 3D surface consistent scaling and deconvolution. However, in 3D profiling, the source-station spacing along a receiver line is the same as the source-line spacing, which is several times larger than the receiver-station spacing. As the millennium approached, the effort to seek signal was almost equal to the effort to nullify noise. The obvious question is how to design a 3D geometry to best sample such a wavefield? Invented, used (and patented) by ARCO only. During this time there was also discussion about apertures - both the aperture recorded by single shots and that of entire surveys. Thus large bins set the limit on resolution and therefore on the maximum useful frequency. In a modern marine 3-D seismic survey, typically, more than 100 000 traces per square km are recorded. Multiples - is stack the best (the only effective?) Industry largely abandoned 2D seismic profiling in the 1990s and now relies almost entirely on 3D seismic data acquisition. 1 – Oblique view of 3D stacking bins. We marveled as reef tops appeared out of nowhere and literally seemed to grow out of the floor as we walked. Assess your acreage, infill existing 2D grids, delineate regional structures and identify resources to drill. or. Learning objectives: Understand how the objectives of a new 3D survey are met by overcoming geophysical challenges. One of the first 3D design parameters to define, therefore, is the physical size of the stacking bin to be created. This term was used when the indents were arranged to create CMP bin scatter (spread the midpoints in each CMP bin to achieve sub-bin sampling). Flexible 3-D seismic survey design Gabriel Alvarez1 ABSTRACT Using all available subsurface information in the design of a 3-D seismic survey, we can better adjust the acquisition effort to the demands of illumination of the target horizon. Geophysical Pursuit is a relationship-driven seismic company specializing in the acquisition and licensing of seismic data critical to understanding oil and gas reservoirs. Some rights reserved. Can geometry help? A seismic survey is used to investigate Earth’s subterranean structure and is mainly used for oil and gas exploration. Cordsen, A., Galbraith, M., and Peirce, J. Fig. Today’s best geometries for noise attenuation seem to be wide azimuth slanted geometries with 18 degrees often emerging as the winning angle. Previously only very large companies were able to utilize this state-of-the-art, computer-intensive, 3-D To put it another way, additional high frequencies have no effect on resolution when it is set by the bin size. The imaging deficiencies of 2D seismic profiling were remedied by the implementation of 3D seismic data acquisition, which allows data processing to migrate reflections to their correct image coordinates in 3D space. Many random 3D surveys have now been conducted and the results indicate that this method does have considerable merit in reducing the seemingly ubiquitous footprint suffered by other geometries. The number one question on everybody’s lips today is, “What’s the best geometry for my 3D?” The number one answer is, “It depends!”, Is signal the goal? [1] A variation in seismic reflection character on three to four adjacent traces is usually noticed by most interpreters, whereas anomalous behavior on fewer traces tends to be ignored or may not even be seen when a 3D data volume is viewed. Ebrom, D., Li, X., and McDonald, J. A large volume of data is being converted to make this online archive. A partial list (who can remember them all?) It was rumored to be the geometry with the biggest footprint of all. (All 3D’s are decimations of the fully sampled 3D that has shots and receivers everywhere on a grid). PDF. 3D surveys can be conducted in almost any environment – in the ocean, in swamps, and in urban areas. The big disadvantage of the single zigzag was very poor noise attenuation. The seismic tool must provide a cost efficient alternative to additional drilling. Many articles were written extolling its virtues as the only 3D geometry you would ever need. All too often bunched phones and single holes have been the norm. When the stacking bin is kept at the same x and y coordinates but moved to shallower depth, Z1, the stacking fold decreases to the smaller number, N1. After having gained experience as a Programming Manager at R.B.Cruz and Associates and Veritas Seismic Ltd., Mike became the President of Veritas Software Ltd., before founding Seismic Image Software. Understand the use of existing data in a survey design workflow. Thus it is possible to have different shot statics at each shot position because of differing ray paths. When it is critical to know the magnitudes and azimuth orientations of these offsets, commercial 3D seismic design software must be used. Free PDF. 5 – Effect of source-station spacing on inline stacking fole.[1]. One of these shallow raypaths, DAF, is shown. The raypath diagrams in Figs. Time slice displays were just appearing in the literature at the time and none of us involved in the project had any good idea of what these new displays might show. This would cause a 200-ft channel to affect four adjacent traces. While the CSEG strives to ensure the content published is correct, the CSEG cannot guarantee its accuracy. The stacking fold associated with a particular 3D stacking bin is the number of field traces that are summed during data processing to create the single image trace positioned at the center of that bin (Fig. 2D seismic Survey large areas with 2D seismic. Removing the effect of buried anomalies (dynamic statics) - what’s the best geometry? Only one of these raypaths, CBG, is shown. Geometry was the weapon of choice. Invented and patented by GEDCO. [1], Fig. In 2D acquisition geometry, the inline stacking fold, FIL, is a function of two geometrical properties: the number of active receiver channels and the ratio between the source-station interval and the receiver-station interval. Proven technology helps you reduce risk and improve your success rate. Early efforts began with areal distributions of sources and receivers in an attempt to create continuous areal CMP coverage. The new geometry weapon was therefore aimed at improving the offset distribution. https://petrowiki.spe.org/index.php?title=Designing_3D_seismic_surveys&oldid=48978, 5.1.9 Four dimensional and four component seismic, 5.1.7 Seismic processing and interpretation, Copyright 2012-2021, Society of Petroleum Engineers, number of receiver lines in the recording patch. Each trace in a 3D seismic data volume is positioned so that it passes vertically through the midpoint of a stacking bin. In the past few years there has been a decline in the use of DMO and an increasing emphasis on pre-stack time migration. On the question of reducing multiples, this is the most active area of research today. In this case, the best sampling method that can be reassembled into the various spatial wavelengths in X, Y and Z must be chosen. Mike Galbraith is the President of Seismic Image Software Ltd., Calgary. seismic surveys, and the drilling of core holes. Seismic Surveys AGS provides a wide range of 2D, 3D, 3C and 9C seismic design and acquisition solutions Seismic Survey Design & Acquisition AGS LLC offer a full range of oilfield services including: Survey Evaluation and Design Advanced seismic processing services Field acquisition services Delays in travel times caused by near (or even far) surface anomalies can be a source of noise. Overviews are often useful and this paper is written for the geophysicist who has not been deeply involved with the design and analysis of 3D seismic survey acquisition for the past 15 years or so, and would like to have an idea of what happened, what’s happening now and what is likely to happen in the future. Extremely high fold is also common. Using the results of the seismic surveys to help determine specific locations for exploratory drilling, Stewart has proposed up to six site-specific exploratory wells. The problem was solved and confidence in the new exploration technology increased by leaps and bounds. Practically it seems to be producing acceptable data. The last 20 years have seen an explosion in acquisition and processing technology available for land, marine and transition zone surveys: 3C 4C 4D AVO/AVA. The answer to the same question for other geometries is still unresolved. 3 equal to 1. Later it was realized that the largest minimum offset was also reduced. With over 300 3D surveys and 22,000 miles of 2D, our library encompasses some of the most prolific oil and gas basins in the United States and the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, the source-station and receiver-station spacings are also defined because source-station spacing is twice the horizontal dimension of the chosen stacking bin in the source-line direction, and receiver-station spacing is twice the dimension of the stacking bin in the receiver-line direction. The maximum stacking fold for this six-receiver geometry is 3. These other forms of energy may be mode converted from a down-going impulsive source or may arise from a shear wave source capable of outputting both compressional and shear waves. In Fig. TGS will use BGP Prospector for the 3D seismic survey for a multitude of exploration and production companies, increasing its coverage in the region to 18,000 km 2. admin@csegrecorder.com. These two diagrams establish the principle that inline stacking fold is proportional to the ratio of the receiver-station interval to the source-station interval. Eq. Previous publications on the topic of seismic acquisition[3] show that the trace spacing (i.e., the stacking-bin dimension) along a 2D seismic profile is one-half the receiver-station spacing (assuming the usual condition that the source-station spacing along the line is equal to or greater than the receiver-station spacing). The various types of noise were, by now, well recognized and a body of knowledge grew as to what worked on each of them. 3, when the stacking bin is centered around deep reflection point B, the stacking fold is at its maximum because the largest number of source and receiver pairs can be used to produce individual reflection field traces that pass through the bin. Predictions as to the demise of 2D were everywhere. P-waves are only part of the wavefield. G. Vermeer has written the book on this approach and it involves symmetric sampling - whatever is done to shots must also be done for receivers. PDF. Arrays are also making a comeback. Crossline fold, FXL, is given by. When the geology involves steep dips or large changes in rock velocity across a fixed horizontal plane, rigorous calculations of station spacing (or bin size) should be made with commercial 3D seismic design software rather than by following the simple relationships described here. Time will tell! Equal sampling everywhere - stations, lines and even the survey size if possible! in the slanted line progression. Backscatter can often be the single largest noise component in recorded seismic data. 2 – Example of the narrowest feature that must be seen in a 3D image. Imaging in the early days was all done post stack - typically through 3D Kirchhoff or FK migration. Or is noise attenuation more important than signal? However, many narrow patch surveys are still conducted. The dimension of the trace spacing in a given direction across a 3D image is the same as the horizontal dimension of the stacking bin in that direction. Second that the size of a bin can determine resolution because of anti-alias criteria. Planning Land 3-D Seismic Surveys, Vol. Rapid progress was made in understanding the algorithms needed for: On the question of noise attenuation, the jury is still out. If you notice any problems with an article (examples: incorrect or missing figures, issue with rendering of formulas etc.) Even back then, some said it was complete - at least for the purpose of finding oil and gas. PDF. State of the art equipment - 24 bit recording. Galbraith, M. 1994. 3D seismic has become a common exploration and production tool. [1] These stacking bins can be square or rectangular, depending on an interpreter’s preferences. To request a shapefile set for GPI’s 3D or 2D seismic library, please visit our contact page. The 2nd case is a pseudo-3D seismic survey consists of a series of N–S trending parallel 2D seismic lines in the rifting center of SOT. Each shot is fired twice (or more depending on the salvo width). Tulsa, Oklahoma: Geophysical Developments, Soc. The raypath diagram in Fig. Understanding these design issues will help with interpretation as well. As a programmer then, it was my task to build methods to process this data set. There is today an increasing interest in the other forms of energy that arrive at the surface spread. The bin size, in turn, can be determined by developing a stratigraphic model of the target that is to be imaged and then using that model to define the narrowest feature that needs to be seen. But the language of the day still contained some disturbing phrases such as “Sideswipe” or “Out of the Plane”. It seemed as if this was the only way to shoot 3D - and clearly more logical (and easier logistically) than the earlier attempts. We were sold! This was also predictable from theory and has been remarked on by a number of authors. Egdon Resources has provided an update on the timing of the 3D seismic survey over the Resolution gas discovery in offshore licences P1929 and P2304. Copyright © Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists. He holds a B.Sc. Create a free account to download. Science and sampling theory were applied and everyone came to realize that 3D’s were badly under-sampled. Today the Trace Oil & Gas Company concentrates on drilling low-risk prospects with low cost drilling while using advanced 3D seismic tools and other modern technologies. Progenitor of the wide vs. narrow debate. Barrett Corporation (BBC) completed 3D seismic surveys of the Tumbleweed Unit. Illumination spectra analysis enables us to determine key characteristics such as the dip and azimuth of illuminated reflectors. For a shallow target depth, Z1 , the stacking fold is low because there is only a small number, N1, of source-receiver pairs that can produce individual raypaths that reflect from point A. The bin dimensions should be no wider than W/3. I present a method that poses the choice of the acquisition parameters as an integer opti-mization problem. Download with Google Download with Facebook. Statics: How do geometries affect static calculations? When a 3D seismic data volume is described as a 20-fold or 30-fold volume, the designers are usually referring to the maximum stacking fold created by the 3D geometry, which is the stacking fold at the deepest target. 5a.) The Brick was first invented to improve the offsets. An equal number of articles extolling the virtues of the wide patch were written. For example, the petroleum industry’s Stone Cabin 3D seismic survey scheduled for this summer near Nine Mile Canyon in Carbon County will use 10 and 20 pounds of explosives in shot holes. ). Sub-surface sampling tends to be coarse (70 x 35m bins are fairly routine) and FX interpolation is normally used to create in-fill traces prior to migration. of Exploration Geophysicists. Designing 3D seismic surveys The imaging deficiencies of 2D seismic profiling were remedied by the implementation of 3D seismic data acquisition, which allows data processing to migrate reflections to their correct image coordinates in 3D space. New processing algorithms often appear to make a substantial difference to individual shots (or receiver line components of shots). The idea is to cover a large area with 3D and do it in the most cost-effective manner. In January 2007, Stewart purchased Tumbleweed Unit leases from BBC. 3D surveys employing multiple sources and streamers are now the norm, although many shallow water high resolution geohazard surveys are still shot in 2D. The original seismic lines are called in-lines. By using symmetric sampling, the most focused image can be guaranteed. Post stack depth migration has also made an appearance in the past few years. The raypaths in Fig. Download Full PDF Package. The final chapter (so far!) As a result, horizontal resolution is controlled by the areal size of the stacking bin.[2]. For a 3D seismic survey, a network of sensors in a grid is planted and a network of source points is located. 5 provides no information about the distribution of either the source-to-receiver offset distances or azimuths that are involved in the stacking fold. Our understanding of 2D seismic surveys - their acquisition, processing and interpretation - was extremely comprehensive. In three-dimensional (3D) reflection seismic surveying the sound detectors (numbering up to a thousand or more) are spread out over an area and the sound source is moved from location to location through the area. Magnetic and Gravity Methods in Mineral Exploration: the Value of Well-Rounded Geophysical Skills, Knowledge True and False: Scientific Logic and Climate Change, Geomechanics: Bridging the Gap from Geophysics to Engineering in Unconventional Reservoirs, True Depth Conversion: More Than a Pretty Picture. This page was last edited on 28 July 2015, at 10:07. This method was an attempt to use a viable subset of the fully sampled 3D geometry. Once this minimum target dimension is defined, stacking bins with lengths and widths that are approximately one-fourth the minimum target width must be created if the target is to be recognized in a 3D data volume. The maximum stacking-fold for this four-receiver situation is 2. PDF. Austin, Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas. Shell Oil U.K. Limited (“Shell”), the operator of offshore licences P1929 and P2304, has advised Egdon that the marine 3D seismic survey… Data quality can often be better than conventional 3D’s by an order of magnitude. Starting in the late 80’s and early 90’s it became obvious that a lot of the 3D surveys contained more noise than signal - or, at least, more noise than previous 2D. Fig. honours degree in Mathematical Physics from University of Edinburgh (1967). This principle leads to the important design equation: To build a high-quality 3D image, it is critical not only to create the proper stacking fold across the image space but also to ensure that the traces involved in that fold have a wide range of offset distances and azimuths. A good example was a method called “Seisloop” by GSI where shots and receivers were placed in contiguous loops (as, for example, around the edges of a field). The simple perspective is that if such static delays cannot be removed they will diminish the signal content. The Leading Edge 14 (1): 37-41. The inline stacking fold is the number of independent reflection points that occur at the same subsurface coordinates, which is the same as the number of reflection points intersected by each vertical dashed line. Since 3D seismic is the most common type of seismic survey conducted (and the type TGS will be conducting), allow me to describe how these surveys are done. Could they ever be made to fit the budget? Seismic survey consultation tailored to your imaging challenges. Contractors quickly tired of trying to shoot bricks through trees, so the slanted geometries were born. Once W is defined, the dimensions of the stacking bins are also defined. Thus, the distances CE and EG are each equal to Z2. Shothole and vibroseis. 5b shows the distribution of reflection points when the number of active receiver channels is the same as in Fig. Join our CSEG LinkedIn Group. Applying this principle to 3D seismic design leads to the following: the dimension of a 3D stacking bin in the direction in which receiver lines are deployed in a 3D grid is one-half the receiver-station spacing along these receiver lines, and the dimension of the stacking bin in the direction in which source lines are oriented is one-half the source-station spacing along the source lines. The stacking fold is shown by the sequence of numbers at the base of the diagram and, in this geometry, the maximum fold is 2. First that resolution varied throughout a survey - becoming larger near the edges and near the end of recording time ( in this context, larger resolution means less ability to distinguish two adjacent sub-surface features). At any given stacking-bin coordinate, the stacking fold inside that bin varies with depth. (Note that the absolute best answer is to use the fully sampled 3D geometry - this is the one design that will always exceed the budget.). Geotec S.p.A. is a national leader when carrying out geophysical surveys using the 2D/3D seismic reflection method. In the early 80’s orthogonal geometries were the norm. improved offsets and statics coupling and, based on practitioners’ experiences, improved interpretability). When everything else had been tried, random positioning of shots and receivers was left. Most 3-D surveys are aimed at detailed delineation of already discovered oil and gas fields. Andres Ambros. The quick answer is that time has favored the wide patch - mostly because of better offset distribution for noise attenuation and generally reduced artifacts due to the wide sampling. - refraction and residual? In a similar vein, it is also worth remembering that if the CMP stack for one geometry attenuates the noise by 6dB when compared to the CMP stack for another geometry, the fold has again been effectively quadrupled. The double zigzag cured that and is still a popular geometry in desert regions. Seitel designs, markets, and executes new seismic surveys for leading oil and gas exploration companies. 3D seismic programs are generally a uniform and evenly spaced grid of lines. 2). Moving shot and receiver lines one half ( or quarter, etc.) 3D seismic surveys have become the most important exploration and production tool for oil and gas companies. Inline coordinates increase from west to east as shown. weapon? The nature of offset distribution and azimuth distribution and how they change with depth became crucial in studying the noise problem. Significant cost savings can also be realized. Hardage, B.A. Figure 1 shows a typical 3D VSP situation, where the mode-converted wavefield, arising from surface sources, is recorded by downhole receivers. Canceling shot noise (linear and backscatter) with effective geometries. Recently many practitioners have noted that geometry can dramatically affect the output of DMO. to repeat a 3D in an economic and effective manner). offsets) to form a complete pre-stack time migrated volume is the subject of much current work. 5b is two times greater than the flag movement in Fig. Good access is essential. 37 Full PDFs related to this paper. 2000. 4a show the distribution of reflection points (the solid circles on the subsurface interface) when there are four active receiver channels and the source-station interval is the same as the receiver-station interval. 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